Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Healey ready for final chance in state A hockey tournament
Senior remains steady goaltender for MHS team By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Nobody has to tell Ian Healey what is at stake today. The Montgomery High School senior has started every state tournament game for the Cougars ice hockey team the last three years, as well as every regular-season game in that stretch. That…
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Atlantic City Expressway
Montgomery High sophomore Erik Biago (left) finished third at the Region V tournament and will compete in the state tournament in Atlantic City this weekend. Photo by Elane Coleman
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Denise enjoys international hockey trip
Princeton resident makes all-stars By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It’s no wonder that Conrad Denise is already an accomplished hockey player at age 12. He was practically born playing hockey. ”My first hockey game, I was three weeks old,” said the Princeton resident. “We drove up six hours to Lake Placid. I watched my…
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Atlantic City Expressway
MHS sophomores on fast track to state wrestling tournament By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer FLEMINGTON — There have been plenty of highlights this season for the Montgomery High wrestling team, which in just its second season is making a name for itself around the state. Nothing, though, made Cougars coach Kevin Jacoutot prouder than seeing…
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Bird helps PDS soar into MCT hockey final
Princeton Day School’s Clint O’Brien soars over the Hun School’s Carrick Porter during Wednesday’s Mercer County Tournament semifinals. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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PHS hoops building tourney experience
Little Tigers fall in state opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor TINTON FALLS — The coaches and players on the Princeton High boys’ basketball team believe the squad will be better with the experience gained playing in the state tournament this year. They just wish that experience had lasted a little longer. The Little Tigers…
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Pirate boys expect to take bigger step
South hoops falls in quarterfinals By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor FREEHOLD TWP. — For three quarters, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ basketball team played just the way it wanted. And that put the Pirates into position to claim their first state tournament win in 10 years. ”We went up 44-41 at the start of the…
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Girls basketball seasons end with states
Montgomery High’s Laura Coletti goes up for a basket during the Cougars’ CJ IV win over South Brunswick on Monday. Photo by Dennis Symons, Jr.
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Riley return helps Tigers capture Howe Cup
Women’s squash tops Penn for title By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Casey Riley chose rehabilitation over surgery for the chance to contribute to the Howe Cup championship. The Princeton University senior came all the way back from tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee for the third time to help the Tiger…
